Messe

See also: messe, mêsse, and meße

German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German missa, itself from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛsə/

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Noun

Messe f (genitive Messe, plural Messen)

1. fair (trade exhibition)
2. (Christianity) mass, the eucharistic liturgy

Derived terms

• (fair) Buchmesse
• (mass) Hochmesse
• Messdiener (“altar boy”)

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Italian

Noun

Messe f

1. plural of Messa